DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS:

1 Performers who air their talents (12)

7 The company contacted an aircraft (5)

8 Piece from the player on double bass (5)

9 Take legal action against Susan (3)

10 The quality of the crumbly biscuit (9)

11 Excluded from the clique for a start (6)

12 Lowered as a bed, maybe (6)

15 Right name for a frightening experience (9)

17 The eggs are finished, by the sound of it (3)

18 Happening to come from Steven Thomas (5)

19 Don’t stay for a holiday period (5)

21 Are their relations to be trusted? (12)

DOWN:

1 Metalworker – or sponsor with the money? (12)

2 Mother makes a crazy comeback (3)

3 Bookmaker (6)

4 It holds the record for spinning (9)

5 Limited freedom of movement over the mountains (5)

6 They sound like tradesmen with sore throats! (5-7)

7 Teach to be dishonest (5)

10 Presumably someone content to have good looks (9)

13 Make a scratch number of points (5)

14 Mate permitted a straw mattress (6)

16 Illustrious kind of Dane (5)

20 Suffer sickness – because of strong drink, we hear (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Student of human behaviour (12)

7 Dulcet (5)

8 Of the moon (5)

9 Anybody (3)

10 Unsteadiness (9)

11 Traduce (6)

12 Tray (6)

15 Remember (9)

17 Circuit (3)

18 Retinue (5)

19 Pungent (5)

21 Stoppage (12)

DOWN

1 Outweigh (12)

2 Colour (3)

3 Deadly (6)

4 Gad about (9)

5 Because (5)

6 Recipe (12)

7 Bundle (5)

10 Likeness (9)

13 Sound (5)

14 Mend (6)

16 Fetter (5)

20 Slash (3)